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medical_coding

Healthcare data uses multiple coding systems and standards. PyHealth's MedCode module enables translation and mapping between medical coding systems through ontology lookups and cross-system mappings.

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What it does and how to use it

A skill that teaches Claude Code to do scientific tasks well. It is packaged knowledge the model uses whenever it is relevant.

  1. Install the skill (command above).
  2. In Claude Code, describe what you need - the skill turns on by itself when the context fits.
  3. No commands to memorize: you talk in plain language and the skill does the rest.

Install (Claude Code)

mkdir -p .claude/skills/medical-coding && curl -fsSL https://doutorai.pt/data/lib/skills__medical-coding.md -o .claude/skills/medical-coding/SKILL.md

Paste this command into the terminal, in your project folder, and the component installs automatically.

Content

# PyHealth Medical Code Translation

## Overview

Healthcare data uses multiple coding systems and standards. PyHealth's MedCode module enables translation and mapping between medical coding systems through ontology lookups and cross-system mappings.

## Core Classes

### InnerMap
Handles within-system ontology lookups and hierarchical navigation.

**Key Capabilities:**
- Code lookup with attributes (names, descriptions)
- Ancestor/descendant hierarchy traversal
- Code standardization and conversion
- Parent-child relationship navigation

### CrossMap
Manages cross-system mappings between diff

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